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In an updated forecast, Fed officials now expect inflation, as measured by the core personal-consumption expenditures (PCE) index, to jump to 3.1% by the end of the year, up from a rate of 2.5% in ...

The contract adds $986.8 million for additional component development, class lead yard support and submarine industrial base supplier development enhancements. The work is to support Columbia-class ...

Utilities were among the leading sectors in 2024, and are gaining ground in 2025, as traders wary of uncertainty seek out the defensive sector. A rebound in Treasury yields could jeopardize that ...

Communications-services companies were flat amid concerns about the potential of a U.S. strike on Iran. Oil futures are already trading above $75 a barrel, and a continued spike could weigh on ...

The President and his Veep continue to insist that the Fed chair is pursuing a disastrous course by keeping short-term rates at 4.25% to 4.5%, which Powell and the Fed did again Wednesday. But if they ...

Shares of technology companies were flat, as concerns about tariff inflation and rising oil prices offset a boom in tech infrastructure spending.

The Fed reiterated its March forecast of two interest rate cuts this year, and continued to anticipate an up-tick in inflation related to higher tariffs. The central bank also reduced its predicted ...

Brazil's central bank increased rates Wednesday for the seventh consecutive time in an attempt to bring down inflation amid rising concerns over government spending. The bank's monetary committee, ...

Consumer companies rose after the Federal Reserve cited the resilience of the U.S. economy in general and the labor market in particular. New jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 245,000 in the seven days ...

Health-care companies were flat as traders hedged their bets on the outlook for interest rates. Gilead Sciences ticked down even after it won Food and Drug Administration approval for a highly ...

Shares of energy companies rose alongside oil futures as traders braced for escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran.